About 500 million years ago there were no trace of any living organisms on earth. Soon…
We normally think of galaxies as falling into two main morphological types, spiral and elliptical. Spiral galaxies have spiral arms, which wind about a central nucleus, all embedded in a halo containing stars, globular clusters, and dark matter. Elliptical galaxies are…
“To attain any kind of life in this universe of…
Cамый непостоянный и нерегулярный дайджест рунета снова с вами! В дайджесте Science FYI публикуется все самое полезное, что вы могли пропустить в чате — школы, конференции, финансирование, полезные ссылки и советы молодым ученым. Сейчас самый разгар подачи заявок на летние школы и…
We have eight people deploying to the Antarctic Peninsula. Learn about who we are, and why we’re searching for whales at the…
When you get a percentage breakdown of your ancestry, what do you get? One can…
Current computer systems represent bits of information — the 1’s and 0’s of binary code — with electricity. Circuit elements, such as transistors, operate on these electric…
Would you hand over the keys to your house or code to your bank account to a criminal? What about paying…
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Did you know? Scientifically, the experience of falling in love is more intense for teenagers than it is for adults
Gid M-K, it’s true there’s a lot of misunderstanding about why organic is preferable to conventional ag. As you say, it’s not, for the most part, about ingesting pesticides, and it’s not even about the nutrient density of organics (not when you look at macronutrients, anyway — a lot of interesting research is being done looking at micronutrients…
Minke whales — generally considered the smaller, introverted cousins of humpbacks — may hold critical…
It is nice to see that mankind always is looking for a greater power. So to say, the creation of the world within seven days according to the bible was a tough coding job… However, I like the idea of a “new religion”, believing in the Great Simulation. Maybe this way we can overcome the flaws of existing religions and include new age scientific point of views and humanistic values into a new religious frame.
Being Greek, I move my hands around a lot when I talk. I also drink a lot of tea (to blend in with my current surroundings…) We humans use our hands both to manipulate objects (to eat, work, play), and to express ourselves. In my case, trying to do both at once often results in spilled tea.
Karl Popper, the beloved scientist-philosopher, was critical of historicism. He argued, for instance, that Marxist historicism is what lends it to authoritarianism.
Do you ever have one of those mornings where you just wake up with a headache? Or maybe the day is going just fine and then as the wind changes and clouds roll in, your head begins to hurt. Sure, it may be caused by work stress, but it may also be caused by the…
Over the last few decades, humans have been employing various means to detect aliens. From trying to…
Despite what many people feel about The Big Bang Theory, it still has the highest viewership among sitcoms even today. Young Sheldon…
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We know that the 2017 was the third hottest year on record. According to Scientific American:
Medical imaging with CT, MRI, and PET can allow physicians and researchers to see inside a…
As a graduate student studying environmental science communication, I get asked quite frequently about my views on climate…
Science as a social institution had a long history from the beginning of its western history. This historical evolution based on Renaissance with Bacon and Descartes and was propagated through the expansive imperialism of Europe countries…
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Our relationship was like a dying star.
Bright, burning fast.
Almost too hot to touch, it was like watching a fire beautifully consuming all the oxygen around us.
For several years now, with the introduction of many factors such as an increased use in social…
My days have blurred into one another.
Which way is up? There’s no telling, the air is artificial, my body enclosed in a machine, this daily dull, inbred, choicelessness, we are on our way.
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